Horizontal bar chart showing the 3-year average prevalence of moderate to severe food insecurity (%) across selected South American countries, with Peru, Argentina, and Ecuador having the highest rates and some countries omitted due to missing data.
These plots shows trends in moderate or severe food insecurity across South American countries from 2016–2024. Most countries experienced rising food insecurity over time, with particularly sharp increases in Argentina, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru. A few countries, such as Brazil and Uruguay, show relatively lower and more stable levels, while Venezuela remains consistently high.
Here we are comparing the number of overweight vs stunted children
across South America in 2024. One. Colombia and
Argentina with similar population sizes of 53 million and 45 million
respectively, yet, Argentina has a significantly smaller stunted child
population compared to Colombia. Two. Since 2022,
Brazil has seen a decrease in food insecurity across the total
population. This is reflected in the number of children that are
overweight in the Brazil population, which could be a product of that
trend.